Tapton Hill transmitting station

The Tapton Hill transmitting station, more generally known as the Sheffield transmitting station, is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility which serves Sheffield in South Yorkshire and is located on a hill in the suburb of Crosspool to the west of the city.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Columba and Crookes Cemetery.

St Columba

Church

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St Columba is a church, which is situated 1,400 feet west of Tapton Hill transmitting station.

Crookes Cemetery

Cemetery

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Crookes Cemetery is a cemetery between Crosspool and Crookes in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its main entrance is on Headland Road with additional access from Mulehouse Road. Crookes Cemetery is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Tapton Hill transmitting station.

St Thomas’ Church, Crookes

Church

Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Thomas Church, Crookes — now known as 'STC Sheffield' — is an ecumenical church with united Anglican and Baptist traditions, in Crookes, Sheffield, England. STC Sheffield is a large evangelical Anglican and Baptist Church, situated in the west of Sheffield. St Thomas’ Church, Crookes is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Tapton Hill transmitting station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crosspool and Crookes.

Crosspool

Suburb

Crosspool is a suburb of the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, located 2.5 miles west of the city centre. The suburb falls within the Crookes ward of the City of Sheffield.

Crookes

Suburb

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Crookes is a suburb of the City of Sheffield, England, about 1.5 miles west of the city centre. It borders Broomhill to the south, Walkley and Upperthorpe to the east and open countryside around the River Rivelin to the north.

Ranmoor

Suburb

Ranmoor is a suburb of the City of Sheffield, England. It is a suburb in the Fulwood ward of the city. It mostly developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and it features a number of large houses that were built for the city's steel magnates, as well as, most notably, a large church, St John's.

Tapton Hill transmitting station

Type: Tower
Description: transmitter station in the UK
Category: transmitter station
Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.37941° or 53° 22′ 46″ north

Longitude

-1.5138° or 1° 30′ 50″ west

Height

164 feet (50 metres)

Open location code

9C5W9FHP+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1474142177

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

Wikidata ID

Q7684835

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